Stranded Health Workers Forced To Walk Home After Zupco Buses Pull No Show

Following government’s directive that only ZUPCO and Public Service Commission buses will be allowed to operate during the 21-day national lockdown, reports have emerged that many have been left stranded after the buses pulled a no show. In the latest incident, some nurses from Kwekwe General hospital were stranded in the city after Zupco buses failed to show up. Sadly, they were forced to walk to their houses whilst others had to hitch-hike.

Speaking to NewZimbabwe, Mbizo MP Settlement Chikwinya confirmed the incident. He revealed that he was contacted by some nurses who were fuming over the unreliability of Zupco buses.

‘I received calls from Kwekwe General Hospital that staff that had knocked off at 7pm was stranded as there was no transport for it to various suburbs.
I understand some of the nurses had to walk to their areas, some managed to hire private vehicles and that must not be the case for people who are providing an essential service.
Government must put in place measures that will ensure that people who are providing an essential service are not inconvenienced,’ Chikwinya said.

Meanwhile, the MDC legislator has said authorities in the Midlands city are not fully prepared to handle the novel coronavirus which has already infected eight people and caused the death of one person, 30-year-old broadcaster Zororo Makamba.

Authorities in Kwekwe and the rest of the country are not prepared to tackle the virus since our health system collapsed a long time ago.
As we speak, there is no adequate protective clothing for health personnel as well as the necessary equipment such as ventilators.
We do not have accurate testing kits as a country let alone adequate supply of the same. We are surviving by God’s grace,’ he said.

The country’s health sector is among the designated critical services exempted from observing the 21-day lockdown by the government in attempts to disrupt the spread of COVID-19

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